Posted by: Kiddo September 19, 2012
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After seeing tonnes of postings, few emails and FB requests about supporting Nepali Charities and "LIKE"ing them, I thought I'd express my point of view here.
First of all, the premise is for a noble cause. I had heard of Help Nepal Network before, Nyaya Health was new to me; so at the minimum, these postings created awareness of their existence. I am sure the people promoting these causes are not-paid volunteers and kudos to their untiring effort. If their charities do not win, they can at least pat on their back and said they tried.
The issue I have is inundating the public space with repeated and multiple threads/emails. Frankly, after seeing the same things again and again, it started becoming an annoyance. Much like a charity which calls every other day. Fine, this is not a big deal; they had to get their vote counts up. What got me is when some of them started invoking every emotional calling they can, sometimes in the name of humanity, most other times in the name of nationality. If you didn't vote for this then you, as a society, is heading to a wrong direction. How fair is that? First of all, all of the charities competing for the prize money, are doing it for a good cause. The leading ones, Egypt Cancer Network, HeNN and VT Sewa Network - all are doing it for humanity. How is not voting for one or another against humanity? Would my vote count add it to the prize money? NO, the only thing it will do is favor one cause over another. The only thing it will do is win you the competition (and let others lose). The only other thing it will do is feed your competitive ego. Spare me then.
I did vote for one charity and I rather not divulge which one. I want to see this level of enthusiasm in actual work. Also, don't be a leech. Don't come to Sajha just for asking for a help; contribute-this is everybody's forum. I'd like to see those names pop up every now and then even after this voting thing is over.
All in all, good luck to all the charities. These good causes do not need artificial emotions and guilt trips; they can stand by themselves. Don't over do things. Hope your charity gets the prize money.
First of all, the premise is for a noble cause. I had heard of Help Nepal Network before, Nyaya Health was new to me; so at the minimum, these postings created awareness of their existence. I am sure the people promoting these causes are not-paid volunteers and kudos to their untiring effort. If their charities do not win, they can at least pat on their back and said they tried.
The issue I have is inundating the public space with repeated and multiple threads/emails. Frankly, after seeing the same things again and again, it started becoming an annoyance. Much like a charity which calls every other day. Fine, this is not a big deal; they had to get their vote counts up. What got me is when some of them started invoking every emotional calling they can, sometimes in the name of humanity, most other times in the name of nationality. If you didn't vote for this then you, as a society, is heading to a wrong direction. How fair is that? First of all, all of the charities competing for the prize money, are doing it for a good cause. The leading ones, Egypt Cancer Network, HeNN and VT Sewa Network - all are doing it for humanity. How is not voting for one or another against humanity? Would my vote count add it to the prize money? NO, the only thing it will do is favor one cause over another. The only thing it will do is win you the competition (and let others lose). The only other thing it will do is feed your competitive ego. Spare me then.
I did vote for one charity and I rather not divulge which one. I want to see this level of enthusiasm in actual work. Also, don't be a leech. Don't come to Sajha just for asking for a help; contribute-this is everybody's forum. I'd like to see those names pop up every now and then even after this voting thing is over.
All in all, good luck to all the charities. These good causes do not need artificial emotions and guilt trips; they can stand by themselves. Don't over do things. Hope your charity gets the prize money.